Lavatory apparatus



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G. S. HILL. LAVATORY APPARATUS.

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A 0. s. HILL. I LAVATOBY APPARATUS. No. 500234. Patented June 27, 1893.

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O. S. HILL. LAVATQRY APPARATUS.. No. 500,234. Patented June 27,1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT CEEicE.

CHARLES S. HILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LAVATO RY APPARATU S.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,234, dated June2'7, 1893. Application filed August 11, 1892. Serial No. 442,847. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. HILL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois,have invented a new and Improved Lavatory Apparatus, of whichthe following is a specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference-lettersindicate the same or corresponding parts,Figure 1. is a top plan; Fig.2. avertical section in line 2 2 of Fig. 1.; Fig. 3. a vertical sectionin line 3-3 of Fig. 2.; Fig. 4. a horizontal section in line 44 ofFig.3.; Fig. 5. a horizontal section in line 5-5 of Fig. 3.; Fig. 6. aside elevation of the supply-valve; Fig. 7. a side elevation of thecylindrical form of discharge-valve; Fig. 8. a transverse verticalsection in line 88 of Fig. 7.; Fig. 9. a side elevation of thedischarge-valve box; Fig. 10. a horizontal sec-.

tion in line 10'10 of Fig. 9.; Fig. 11. a vertical section in line 11-11of Fig. 10.; and Fig. 12. a perspective View of the rectangular form ofdischarge-valve.

This invention relates to means for charging waterinto, and dischargingit from, a washbowl B., a bath-tub, or other similar receptacle. Forpractical use, such an apparatus should be able to hold the supply anddischarge ports simultaneously open, or simultaneously closed, or eitherof them open while the other is closed; and, to perform these apparentlyinconsistent functions, it has been customary to use separate supply anddischarge valves, operated independently of each other by differenthandles. The object of my invention is to so combine said valves that,by the manipulation of a single handle, they maybe made to perform allof said functions; and my main invention consists, broadly, in suchcombination. Subordinate improvements are indicated in the descriptionand claims.

The principle of my main invention consists in combining the supply anddischarge cocks or valves of a lavatory apparatus with a single handlecontrolling both of said valves, said parts being so connected that, byoperating the handle, the discharge-port may be opened or closed atwill, and while it is held so open or closed, the supply-port or portsmay be opened or closed at will, without 1nterfering with the discharge.This principle may be embodied in a variety of means, which are thegeneral equivalents of each other, for the purposes of the broadcombination above referred to. I prefer, however, to connect the twoValves and the handle in such a way as to give the supply-valve alargertraverse than the discharge-valve, and, therefore, more or lesslost-motion with respect to the latter, and to cause the supply-valve toopen and close its own port or ports during that part of of its traversein which the lost-motion is taking place; and, accordingly, this is theform in which my invention is herein illustrated. This form ofembodiment also admits various modifications of construction, some ofwhich are shown in the drawings.

I will first describe the form representedin Figs. 9., 10., 11. and 12.,in which a rectangular discharge-valve is used. In this f0rm,W'.indicates an ordinary cock, which, turned to one position, admits hotwater from pipe II, and turned to another position admits cold waterfrom pipe G. to flow through spout F. to the bowl, or otherwater-receptacle. The handle G. is preferably attached to the stem ofthis valve, and the stem packed by any suitable means; and letters 0 andII, or other marks, on the top-slab l, or on the metal cap surroundingsaid stem, will serve to visuallyindicate the positions to which thehandle must be turned to admit cold or hot water, respectively. To thecasing WV. of valve IV. I connect the sewer-pipe S. by a tube or hollowcasting A., provided with alateral port cu, opening into the dischargepipe D. at or below the level of the bottom of the bowl, so that, whensaid port is open, it will drain the bowl; and I control said port bythe discharge-valve V. From the valve IV. a stiff rod R. extendsdownward for the purpose of operating the valve V. by the turning ofhandle G. and valve W. In this form, valve V. is a hollow slide-valve,rectangular in shape, sliding horizontally endwise in a suitable casingV and preferably provided at one side with a port 1)., registering withthe port a.

My preferred provision for giving the valve W. a lost-motion, withrespect to the valve V., is as follows: On thelower endof rod R., andwithin the hollow slide-valve V., is an arm 02, which rotates with therod R, valve W., and

handle G., and is so proportioned that when rotated it will not strikethe side walls, but will strike the end walls, of the hollow slidevalveV., and will thus slide the latter longitudinally to open and close thedischargeport a.said port being fully open when the arm 7'. is in linewith the longitudinal axis of the slide-valve, and pointing toward oneend of the valve, and fully closed when the arm is in the reverseposition. It will be observed from Figs. 10., 11., that when the arm 1'.has

, thus brought the slide-valve to either extremity of its traverse, thearm itself may he turned back or forward about ninety degrees withoutstriking the opposite end-wall of the valve, and,therefore, withoutdisturbing the position of said valve. Inasmuch as the sup ply-valveturns with the arm, this gives the supply-valve the necessarylost-motion with relation to the discharge-valve, so that, by arrangingthe former to open and close its ports during the lost-motion part ofits traverse, it is enabled to fully control the flow of water into thebowl, whether the discharge be open or closed at the time, and, when thebowl is filled, to close the How and retain or discharge the water atwill; also, when the discharge is eitheropened or closed, the operatoris enabled to turn the supply-valve to one of the water ports, and thento the other, and thus charge the bowl with either hot, cold, or tepidwater, without disturbing the dischargevalve. To simplify the operation,I prefer to connect the handle to the valves in such way that when itpoints straight forward or back, the discharge-valve will hold its portfully open or closed, respectively, and when the handle is aboutforty-five degrees to the right of such positions, it will admit to thebowl cold water, and forty-five degrees to the left hot water, asindicated by the arrangement of the supply-valve ports 10., shown inFig. 4. and I prefer to mark the slab J., or cap with the words Closedand Open, to indicate the position to which the handle must be broughtin order to close or open the discharge.

The operation is simple, and is as follows: To close the discharge, turnthe handle over the word Closed, then, if the bowl is to be charged,turn the handle to the right, over the nearest letter C for cold water;to the left, over the nearest letter H for hot water; and first to oneand then the other for tepid water-turning it back to the word Closed tostop the flow, and retain the water in the bowl. To open the dischargeand drain the bowl, turn the handle to the opposite side, between thewords Waste and Open; then, if it be desired to let water flow into thebowl and run 0K, turn the handle back to the nearest letters C or H,respectively.

In the form above described,the dischargevalve is made rectangular, butit may be made in any other suitable form, for example, cylindrical, asshown in Figs. 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, in which case it can more easily be fittedto its casing. When cylindrical, it should be feathcred, as shown atf.,Fig. 7., to prevent it from turning. To enable the arm 0". to strike theend-walls of the valve nearer their middle, and therefore with lesstendency to cramp the valve, the arm may be made with projecting lateralshoulders r., as shown in Figs. 5., 10.

To provide for a concealed overflow, and visible water-seal, I extend apassage D. from the discharge-pipe D. upward, and thence to thesewer-said passage communicating, preferably, with the pipe A. at apoint a'.,Fig. 2., sufficiently elevated to enable the bowl to beproperly filled with water when the dischargevalve V is closed. Thispassage is independent of the valve V and always open. When valve V isclosed, water will rise in the bowl till it flows oif through theopening a., but no higher than that. When valve V is opened, it drainsthe passage backward through pipe D. When the passage D. is arranged toopen into the pipe A. above valve Vt, the latter valve is madevertically tubular, to enable water flowing through opening a. to passreadily to the sewer. Passage D. and opening a. can be made of as amplesize as may be desired, far exceeding the capacity of the spout F., ifpreferred, and absolute protection against damage from overflow bethereby secured, without exposing any unsightly orifices to view.

Havingthus described the principle of my invention and one Way in whichit may be carried into practice, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In alavatory apparatus, the combination of the following elements,viz.: a water-receptacle; a spout or passage fordelivering water intosaid receptacle at or near its upper edge; a valve controlling the flowof water through said supply spout or passage; a pipe or passage forexhausting the water from the bottom of said receptacle; a valvecontrolling the escape of water through said discharge pipe or passage;a single handle adapted to actuate both of said valves; said valves andtheir ports being so coordinated to each other and to the actuatinghandle as to hold said discharge pipe or passage either open or closed,at the will of the operator, while said supply spout or passage iseither open or closed; substantially as described.

2. In a lavatory apparatus, the combination of the following elements,viz.: a water-receptacle; a spout or passage for delivering water intosaid receptacle at or near its upper edge; a valve arranged above thelevel of the overflow from said receptacle and controlling the flow ofwater through said spout or passage into said receptacle; a pipe orpassage for exhausting the water from the bottom of said receptacle; avalve arranged at or below the level of said bottom and controlling theescape of Water through said discharge pipe or passage; a single handleadapted to actuate both of said valves; a tube connecting the casings ofsaid two valves; and an overflow pipe or passage communicating at itslower end With the discharge pipe or passage, and at its upper end withsaid connecting-tube; substantially as described.

3. In a lavatory apparatus, the combination of the Water-receptacle, thesupply pipe or pipes, the discharge pipe, the supply valve, thedischarge valve, the handle G. adapted to operate the supply valve, andthe rod R. connected to the supply valve and provided with the arm 1.adapted, by its rotary movement, 10 to operate the discharge valve; theoperative parts being so constructed as to permit a lost motion betweenthe two valves; substantially as described.

CHARLES S. I-IILL. Witnesses:

JOHN P. BROOKE, WM. S. BROOKE.

